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Mrs Saunders, the Aberconwy Tory AM, described the situation as “outrageous.”

“Women have a fundamental right to equal pay, and it’s a damning indictment that more than 45 years after the Equal Pay Act, so many women feel that they have no alternative but to pursue legal avenues to get a fair wage,” she said.

“Worryingly, this figure only accounts for outstanding claims, so this could just be the tip of the iceberg in terms of the extent of the wider issue.”

She added: “It’s a sad reflection of where we are that on International Women’s Day in 2017, unequal pay is still even an issue.

“Clearly, there are serious questions for local authorities to answer and it appears that we are no closer to eradicating the problem of unequal pay.”

Anglesey Council say the outstanding claims were received in 2014.

The authority is blaming the delay on waiting for the claimants to accept offers currently on the table.

A spokesman added: “The original equal pay claims lodged by claimants were settled in early 2014 and the current outstanding claims were also received during the same year.

“Settlement offers were made available to the claimants’ legal representatives for the 234 outstanding claims more than a year ago, but there is a delay in the claimants’ representatives accepting those offers.”